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New Jersey Devils 4, Ottawa Senators 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 4, Ottawa Senators 3. Shots on goal: NJD 32, OTT 38. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 2-2 OTT; P2 NJD 1-1 OTT; P3 NJD 1-0 OTT.

Scoring plays: P1 01:36 Drake Batherson (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson) to make it NJD 0-1 OTT; P1 05:09 Simon Nemec (assists: Connor Brown, Arseny Gritsyuk) to make it NJD 1-1 OTT; P1 12:59 Tim Stützle (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Dylan Cozens) to make it NJD 1-2 OTT; P1 17:59 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Connor Brown, Cody Glass) to make it NJD 2-2 OTT; P2 04:21 Paul Cotter to make it NJD 3-2 OTT; P2 10:35 Drake Batherson (assists: Dylan Cozens, Tim Stützle) to make it NJD 3-3 OTT; P3 12:24 Cody Glass (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown) to make it NJD 4-3 OTT. Top skaters: Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) 1 G, 2 A; Connor Brown (NJD) 0 G, 3 A; Drake Batherson (OTT) 2 G, 0 A; Cody Glass (NJD) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 35 saves on 38, decision W; Linus Ullmark (OTT) 28 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:33 TOI
Goals · OTT
Drake Batherson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:15 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
35 saves on 38 shots (.921) · W
Season highs
Connor Brown · Season-high 3 pointsArseny Gritsyuk · Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 1 largest lead P2 4:21 (NJD 3, OTT 2) · 2-0 run, P1 17:59–P2 4:21
OTT 1 largest lead P1 1:36 (NJD 0, OTT 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:36 Drake Batherson (Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson) OTT · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 0, OTT 1
  • P1 5:09 Simon Nemec (Connor Brown, Arseny Gritsyuk) NJD · slap shot · NJD 1, OTT 1
  • P1 12:59 Tim Stützle (Brady Tkachuk, Dylan Cozens) OTT · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 1, OTT 2
  • P1 17:59 Arseny Gritsyuk (Connor Brown, Cody Glass) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 2, OTT 2
  • P2 4:21 Paul Cotter NJD · backhand shot · NJD 3, OTT 2
  • P2 10:35 Drake Batherson (Dylan Cozens, Tim Stützle) OTT · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 3, OTT 3
  • P3 12:24 Cody Glass (Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 4, OTT 3

Linescore

123 T
NJD 211 4
OTT 210 3

Shots on goal: NJD 32, OTT 38

📋 Team Stats

NJDOTT
32Shots on goal38
62Shot attempts70
30Faceoff wins35
15Hits22
15Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals3
5Takeaways2
16Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes8
92.1%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD149932
OTT10101838

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils4 G · 43 attempts
Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Paul Cotter: missed the netSimon Nemec: goal (slap)Colton White: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: goal (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Paul Cotter: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: goal (backhand)Cody Glass: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netCody Glass: saved (backhand)Ondrej Palat: saved (tip-in)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (tip-in)Paul Cotter: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (snap)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (deflected)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (slap)Cody Glass: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 28Saved65% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net26% of attempts
Ottawa Senators3 G · 58 attempts
Brady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Drake Batherson: goal (wrist)David Perron: saved (snap)Tyler Kleven: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netTyler Kleven: missed the netTyler Kleven: missed the netTyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Nick Jensen: saved (wrist)Artem Zub: saved (wrist)Stephen Halliday: missed the netTim Stützle: goal (wrist)Dylan Cozens: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netTyler Kleven: saved (slap)Jordan Spence: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netDrake Batherson: goal (wrist)Michael Amadio: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: missed the netTyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: missed the netJake Sanderson: missed the netMichael Amadio: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: saved (snap)Nick Jensen: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Jordan Spence: saved (slap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Dylan Cozens: saved (snap)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netJake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: missed the netDylan Cozens: missed the netRidly Greig: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (slap)Jake Sanderson: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: saved (slap)
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 35Saved60% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Arseny Gritsyuk R 123+330014:33
Connor Brown R 033+300115:36
Cody Glass C 112+340012:34
Simon Nemec D 101+250119:35
Paul Cotter L 101+130007:41
Luke Hughes D 000+340022:27
Nico Hischier C 000030121:57
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000003521:04
Jesper Bratt L 000+100020:44
Dougie Hamilton D 000011120:23
Dawson Mercer C 000010020:22
Brenden Dillon D 000+204220:14
Timo Meier R 000041019:57
Ondrej Palat L 000021015:23
Stefan Noesen R 000012113:02
Colton White D 000+111012:05
Luke Glendening C 000002310:48
Angus Crookshank C 000000006:42
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 353892.1359:22
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Drake Batherson R 202-132119:15
Tim Stützle C 112-312023:40
Dylan Cozens C 022-110020:06
Brady Tkachuk L 022-163019:19
Jake Sanderson D 011-140328:55
Artem Zub D 000011421:02
Claude Giroux R 000021120:14
Jordan Spence D 000-340018:33
Nick Jensen D 000-121116:44
Ridly Greig C 000051016:37
Tyler Kleven D 000-242016:31
Michael Amadio R 000-130016:15
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000-100013:32
Fabian Zetterlund L 000-113012:37
Nick Cousins C 000004010:13
David Perron L 000-112008:32
Lars Eller C 000-100107:13
Stephen Halliday C 000-100005:01
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Linus Ullmark L 283287.5457:41

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